Depuis plus d'un mois, les éléphants du Botswana sont victimes d'un mal mystérieux. Quelque 350 éléphants ont été retrouvés morts lors de plusieurs survols dans la région. Les autorités du pays...www.futura-sciences.com
In Kamerun will die Regierung 60.000 Hektar Regenwald zum Kahlschlag für Palmöl-Plantagen freigeben. Da die Konzession auf fünfzig Kilometern Länge an den Campo-Ma’an-Nationalpark grenzt, sind das Schutzgebiet, Wanderrouten von Tieren und der Lebensraum von Gorillas in akuter Gefahr.www.regenwald.org
Faszinierend, drollig, fotogen: Weltweit besuchen Menschen Attraktionen mit dressierten Wildtieren. In Asien werden Elefanten und Orang-Utans dafür misshandelt. Wir fordern ein Ende jeder Tierquälerei zum Vergnügen.www.regenwald.org
https://scroll.in/article/923061/kerala-temple-festival-as-ban-on-celebrity-elephant-is-lifted-spotlight-moves-to-stress-on-animalsAnimal rights groups say the festival season puts a huge amount of pressure on the state’s captive elephants who do not receive adequate rest for several months at a time.
[…]The festival season is also particularly stressful for elephants because they have to be transported from one venue to another. For this, they are often loaded onto trucks and shackled, and have to remain that way on long road journeys without much sleep or food
Animal rights activists say inadequate food and rest affects the digestive system and lungs of elephants and eventually kills them. “More than 30 elephants have died in the last 18 months,” said an activist on condition of anonymity.
On Saturday, the district administration revoked its ban on the tallest elephant in the state from participating in the Thrissur Pooram temple festival.scroll.in